The Canucks had to settle for the @VanCanucks handle for many years, as @Canucks was already taken. They managed to get their hands on it last year though.

The Canucks are the fifth Canadian professional team to hit the 1 million mark, following in the footsteps of the Blue Jays, Maple Leafs, Raptors, and Canadiens. They are 10th in the NHL in followers, behind the Leafs, Habs, Blackhawks, Penguins, Bruins, Rangers, Kings, Red Wings, and Flyers.

Their most retweeted tweet was from earlier this year, receiving 4,193 RTs by remembering the late Rick Rypien on #BellLetsTalk Day.

The Sedins are mentioned a lot though. The twins, along with Bo Horvat were the most mentioned players last season according to Twitter Canada.

A fun fact: In the last five years, Henrik and Daniel Sedin have almost an identical number of Twitter mentions (of course they do). Henrik has the edge by 0.2%.

Not surprisingly, 70% of Canadian tweets that mention the Canucks come from the Vancouver area.

Top five cities in Canada outside of Vancouver that mentioned the Canucks the most:

Toronto

Calgary

Edmonton

Victoria

Ottawa

They’re so obsessed with us, am I right??

Top five US cities that tweet about the Canucks:

New York City

Las Vegas

Los Angeles

Chicago

Boston

Of course Vegas is on that list.

Some intriguing celebrities that follow the Canucks include:

Michael Bublé

Steve Nash

Pamela Anderson

Ryan Reynolds

Josh Jackson

Jason Priestley

John Daly

Will Sasso

The Canucks just finished a five-game road trip, winning a surprising four out of five. They face Alex Ovechkin (his 2.65 million Twitter followers is the most in the league by the way), and the Washington Capitals at Rogers Arena on Thursday.